Ah, I've read about that...

[He can't help glancing over more of Tek as he comes closer, even though he's quickly trying to correct the utterly useless thing he just said.]

I mean--that makes me sound terribly boring--but I have studied it. I know it goes through phases, sometimes appears during the day, that kind of thing.

[It seems like a good time to lean over and bump shoulders with his friend, leaving a small scattering of gold behind where they've touched.]